Strip punching and verifying device



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i STRIP PUNCHING AND VERIFYING DEVICE Filed Oct. 26, 1958 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IME/v70@- f f www TroRNEy lus Patented Aug. 6, 1940 Edouard Francis Ruche, Lyon, France Application October 26, 1938, Serial No. 237,088 In Germany August 13, 1937 1 Claim.

This invention relates to the perforation and veriication of sheets of paper, cardboard or the like, more particularly vfor the automatic actuation of organ stops.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine by means of which the blank may be perforated and checked.

Still a further object of my invention is a machine comprising perforating punches operated by means of keys, electrical feelers actuated by the perforations and electric bulbs controlled by the said feelers.

In the annexed drawings:

Fig; 1 is a perspective View of a machine according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side View, the casing being supposedly yopened to show thefeed mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a side view opposed to Fig. 3, showing the locking device and the return mechanism.

Fig. 5 shows the movable carriage with the perforated sheet.

Fig. 6 shows the escapement mechanism.

Figs. 7 and 8 diagrammatically illustrate the 'operationfthereo Fig. 9 is a partial section showing the clutch on the carriage driving shaft.

Fig. 10 is a partial section illustrating the carriage guiding means.

Fig. 11 is a perspective View of the cylindrical feed dial.

Fig. 12 "is a general'cross-section taken on line XII-IGI of Fig. 13.

Fig. 13 is a longitudinalsection taken on line XIII-XIII of Fig. 12.

Figs. 14, 14a and 15 are enlarged partial longitudinal sections showing the parts corresponding to a punch and to a verifying feeler at two different positions. y

Fig. 16 illustrates a perforated sheet.

Figs. 17 to 19 arey partial transverse sections showing different positions of the feeler fingers.

Fig. 20 is a general diagram of the electrical connections.

Fig. 21 diagrammatically indicates a modified form of perforated sheet.

The device illustrated ,comprises a casing I, preferably made of wood, with a front curtain 2. A number of keys 3 (fifty-three in the example shown) 1are provided as shown, each being supported by a lever 4 (Figs. 13 to 15) pivoted at 5 and connected with a punch 6 slidable through a guide block 'I disposed above a die 8 provided with an internal space 9 to receive punchings. Springs I0 are provided for restoring levers 4.

' 28 against a ring 29.

vva pinion 32, but it may be disengaged therefrom The sheet I I of cardboard or the like is carried by a movable rectangular carriage I2 (Fig. 5) the longitudinal sides of ywhich are provided with opposed slits I3 for receiving the edges of the sheet. Carriage I2 is guided by fixed rollers I4 f5 and I5 as shown in Fig. 10, rollers I5 having a V-shaped periphery which receives the lower edge of the longitudinal side of the carriage, the latter being thus movable longitudinally within casing I, below keys 3. The front side of carriage I2 fill supports a retaining plate I6 (shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and in broken lines in Fig. 5) which may be' raised when engaging the sheet into slits I3. Carriage I2 is so disposed that the sheet II passes between member' 'I and die 8 (Figs. 14 and i l Carriage I2 is provided with racks Il (Fig. 10) in mesh with gear wheels I8 (Figs. 12 and 13) carried by a carriage driving shaft I 9 which supports a drum a cord, string, cable or like member 2I is wound on drum 20 (Fig. 3) While its other end iswound on a spring loaded drum 22, the shaft 23 of which is adjustable by a Worm wheel 24 and worm screw 25 actuated by a but- 'ton 26.

A bevel gear 21 (Fig. 9) is slidab-ly keyed on shaft I9, the said gear being held by a spring Shaft I9 also carries a handwheel keyed by means of a transverse cotter pin 3I but able to slide axially on shaft "30 I9. The hub of handwheel 30 forms a cup 32 at its inner end, the said cup enclosing ring 29.

It will be noted that handwheel 30 is supposedly removed in Figs. 3 and 6. Gear 21 meshes with '"3'5 by pushing handwheel 30 `against the action of spring 28 as it will be easily grasped from Fig. 9. The vertical shaft of pinion 32 is rotatably carried by a support 33 (Fig. 6) and its upper end 4is provided with a toothed lwheel 34. The "g1-0 latter is normally held against rotation by a tooth 35 (Fig. 7) llaterally provided on a lever 36 pivoted at 31. Lever 36 has an upward extension 38- on which there-,is articulated a spring loaded pawl 38a.. At the raised positionv of lever 36 (Fig. '7), tooth 35 is engaged with wheel 34 45 while pawl 38a (which is'made in two parts in two insulated abutments52 and 53.

through one tooth each time lever 36 is oscillated. This oscillation is eiected against the action of a spring 39 (Fig. 6) by an electro-magnet 40, the movable armature 4I of which is pivoted at 42 and operates a rod 43 connected with an arm 44 forming an extension of lever 36. Adjustable abutments 44a and 44h limit the oscillation of arm 44.

There is disposed at the rear of die 8 (Fig. 14) a cylinder 45 formed with a number of equidistant circular grooves (Figs. 17 to 19). Feeler fingers A46 are disposed below cylinder 45, each nger corresponding to a groove. Fingers 46 are supported by levers 41 pivoted on a common shaft 48 and each lever 41 is provided with a spring 49 tending to raise the corresponding finger 46. The sheet Il being passed under cylinder 45, a finger 46 will rise (Fig. 14) whenever there is a corresponding perforation provided through the sheet; at this position of nger 46 two blades 5I) and 5I, carried by the corresponding lever 41, are Vin electriccontact with When the sheet moves in the direction of the arrow (Fig.

14) its plain portions lower nger 46 as indicated in broken lines and the 'electric circuits are opened. In Fig. 17 some fingers 46 are high while others are low; in Fig. 18 all the ngers 46 are low, the sheet being unperforated; in Fig. 19, ngers 46 are lowered by a cam 54 (Fig. 14).

Abutments 53 are connected with low voltage electric bulbs 55 (Fig. 20) disposed behind a glass plate 56 (Figs'l, 20 and 13) bearing the in dications of the different stops` of the organ. The electric circuit of bulbs 55 is closed on one terminal of a transformer 56a the other terminal of which is connected with the metallic parts of the machine. Abutments 52 are connected with the usual electro-magnets 51 operating the stop sliders and their` circuit is closed on an appropriate source of current 58 through the restoring springs 49, it being observed that contact blades 52 are insulated from levers 41 by insulating sleeves 59.

The carriage driving shaft I9 also supports a gear wheel 6D (Fig. 4) in mesh with a wheel 6I carrying atransparent cylindrical dial 62 (Fig. l1) movable in front of a `window 63 of casing I (Fig. l), an electric lamp 64 being disposed inside the said dial. A ratchet pawl 65 permits rotation of wheel 66 in the direction indicated in Fig. 4, the said pawl, pivoted at 66, being connected with a lever 61. A. spring 68 acting on lever 61 tends to press pawl 65 against wheell 60. A cam member 69 (Fig. 4), keyed Von the. shaft 10 of the above describedcam 54 (see Figs`.jl4 and 15) may also act on lever 61 to disengage pawl 65 from wheel 66. A spring 1I acts on member 69 to bring the same out of action. Member 69 has a tail .12 which is acted'upon by an abutment 'I3 provided on a slidable bar 14 guided at 15 and ending in a push-button 16. A spring 11 acts on bar 14 and there is provided ori`the latter a notch.18 by means of which it may be retained against the action of spring 11 bythe nearest guide 15.

The mechanism just described normally prevents any back motion. of the sheet. When button 16 isfdepressed, pawl 65 is disengaged and at thesame time cam 54 is rotated whereby `all fingers 46 are lowered. The `sheet may thus be freely moved in any direction by means of handwheel 30.

The machine also comprises a button 19 (Fig. 3) controlling the circuit of electro-magnet 40; this button enables the organist to advance the sheet when required. The back face of casing I carries sockets 8D adapted to receive plugs for connection with the organ. Terminals 8| may be connected withv a pedal switch IUI (Fig. 3) in parallel with button 19. v v

The operation is as follows:

The organist introduces a blank sheet iiito carriage I2. He then pushes button 16 and by means of handwheel 30 he returns carriage I2 backwards, if necessary.

The operator then depresses keys 3 in accordance with the rst combination desired; the blank is thus perforated. He then pushes button 19 and the blank is advanced to receive the next row of perforations recording the second combination, and so on. -It will beobserved that .the punches are rectangular in cross-section, .their length being somewhat rgreater than the longitudinal distance between the successive rows of perforations in such a. manner that when the same punch is operated in a number of successive combinations, it cuts a continuous elongated opening which avoids any interruption in the sound.

The operator is able to check the perforations whenever desired; he moves the sheet back (by handwheel 36) until the number of the combination to be checked is seen in front of window 63. Bymomentarily disengaging button 16, he causes cam 54 to rotate and to raise levers 41. fingers 46 are thus in operation and the combination may be read by means of electric bulbs 55. Plugs 86 may be disconnected, if desired, to avoid the organ stops vbeing actuated, but this is not necessary since the actuation of the stops does not cause the organ to play if the organ keys proper are not depressed.

When the sheet is wholly perforated, the machine may be used in combination with the organ. The organist pushes the sheet backwards and then frees button 16. The organ stops are then automatically operated, the combinations being .changed in their proper sequencevby merely acprising in combination sheet carrying means .adapted to be advanced step by step;r sheet perforating punches rectangular in cross-section, the longitudinal dimension of said cross-section being greater than the step motion of said sheet; individual keys for operating said sheet perforat- `ing punches; electrical sheet feelers adapted to be actuated by the perforations of said sheet;

`and individual electric bulbs, each one of 'said bulbs being controlledby one ofsaid electrical sheet feelers to visually'indicate that a'perforationhas been sensed.

- EDOUARD FRANCIS RUCHE.

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